Jan. 20, 2023, 1:56 p.m. -  JT

I'm 5'10" with a 32" inseam. When I made the swap it reminded me a bit of when I first rode track bikes with 165s compared to the 175s on my road and MTB bikes; kinda weird but the more you rode em, the better it felt. Where I really noticed a change was tech climbs. I was spinning a lot easier, maintaining better traction through the climbs. On the descents I could be a bit looser in where I was pedaling as the 15mm of clearance gain was noticeable (or at least psychological enough that it was). Of course, I had to relearn where that limit was at :D. On the flats I didn't notice any real difference when sprinting aside from it being easier to maintain a spin once up to speed. One of my pals gives me grief about the shorties, but even his former Cat 1 racin' butt had to admit I was riding better, maintaining momentum better, than I had in the past. Jumping really had no difference in feel between the two, but it could be I was focusing on facing up trannies rather than how the new foot position was.